It seems like the process has taken forever, but I am finally putting the finishing touches on two new patterns, which I hope to release in April. One pattern is for a foundation-paper-pieced map of Australia. It is a fun … Continue reading
Two years ago (I was shocked to realise it has been that long), I decided to start a new quilt from scraps. I had planned to make at least one block each month as part of my Bee, Myself and … Continue reading
Quilt-as-you-go blocks are addictive. Anything to avoid Christmas shopping, right? Yesterday, I finished my second batch of blocks for Alison’s Soy Amado project. Wendy and I are making a set of green and blue blocks that Alison can combine into a … Continue reading
I should have been making Christmas presents or writing Christmas cards on the weekend. Instead, I decided to follow Wendy’s lead and sew some blocks to send to Alison in Guernsey for her Soy Amado project. Christmas is all about giving, … Continue reading
In August, my sewing group went on a three-day retreat, and I finished three UFOs. Hurrah! The rainbow rose baby quilt was backed with blue, quilted with random wavy lines and bound with purple. Yes, I chose purple! I have already … Continue reading
Last weekend, I was on a four-day workshop at Handcrafters House with David Taylor, which was loads of fun, and I will tell you all about it later when I have done some more of my homework. This week, however, I … Continue reading
When in doubt, quilt big, loopy swirls all over it. I have been allowing myself to get distracted and flit from project to project as the whim takes me. I have been starting lots and not finishing much, but when … Continue reading
Bye-bye, baby quilts. The last binding on the last humidicrib quilt has been sewn on, and they have all gone to the coordinator of my quilting association’s community quilts program to be taken to the hospitals’ neonatal units. I promised … Continue reading
At our sewing group’s end-of-year Christmas party, I was lucky enough to receive two rulers in the Kris Kringle gift swap. (That is the short version of events. The long version is that I saw a plant on the gift … Continue reading
If you have followed me for a while, you will know that I enjoy making baby quilts and that I have had a great time making a dozen or so humidicrib covers to donate to the local hospital. I like … Continue reading
